Summary:
Zip code 49418 is home to a single middle school, Grandville Middle School, which serves grades 3 through 8 and enrolls about 850 students in the Grandville Public Schools district.
Grandville Middle School stands out for its consistently above-average academic performance across all subjects and grade levels tested. The school’s strongest areas are 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts, where 79.9% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 64.8%, and 8th-grade Social Studies, with a 63.6% proficiency rate versus the state’s 50.3%. In 7th grade, ELA proficiency is 51.8% (state: 38.4%) and math is 37.8% (state: 33.3%). The school has earned a 4-star rating and improved its state ranking from the 77th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 81st percentile in 2025-2026. Its district is also highly ranked, placing in the 85th percentile statewide. The school’s test scores mirror the district’s exactly, since it is the only middle school in the district at these grade levels.
One notable finding is that math proficiency lags behind other subjects—both 7th-grade M-Step math (37.8%) and 8th-grade PSAT math (38.4%) are in the high 30s, well below the school’s ELA and social studies scores, though still above state averages. Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, higher than the district’s 15.4% but much lower than the state’s 27.9%. About 30.71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating moderate economic diversity. Per-student spending is $15,740, and the student-teacher ratio is 17.1 to 1. Despite these challenges, the school achieves strong results, suggesting effective support systems. Year-over-year trends are generally positive, with 8th-grade PSAT math improving from 34.1% to 38.4% and social studies rising from 60.4% to 63.6%, even as 7th-grade ELA dipped slightly. Overall, Grandville Middle School offers a high-quality, well-rounded education with particular strengths in reading and social studies.
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